Physics Demo Room Many useful demos are available from the UO Physics demo room. You need to ask Stan's permission well in advance for anything you remove from the demo room. Be sure to return any demo equipment on time. Do not return anything broken or in non-working condition without notifying Stan of the problem.
Low Temperature Demos
Universal indicator (kids love color changes)
Dissolving Styrofoam in acetone The Scientific Method Electricty & Magnetism Family Science Night Superabsorbent Polymer pbjrobot.pdf This demo is courtesy of OMSI. It is a good one for demonstrating to students how to be specific when they are writing down procedures. OMSI Explore Technology OMSI has a number of demos that may be useful for some of these kits. Interactive Simulations This website, from UC Boulder, has a number of interactive simulations that can be used to supplement the kits. There are sims for K-12 grade levels. http://phet.colorado.edu/ has several chemistry and physics online simulations that are free for anyone who wants to use them.
Some examples of sims that can be used to supplement the kits are Salts & Solubility, Circuit Construction, and Density,
and they have a link for sims that are geared towards the elementary level. Some of the sims are designed with inquiry-based
learning in mind. Additionally, you might be able to use some of the sims as demos for activities in the classroom, especially
if they are geared for higher (middle and high school) grade levels.
Table of Contents
Children's Misconceptions About Science
Magnetism and Electricity
The Ring Flinger!Ferrofluid
Lenz's Law Tubes
The St. Louis Motor
Van de Graaff Generator
buildabattery.pdf - Courtesy of OMSI
Balance and Motion
Balancing Demos: brought to you by YouTubehttp://www.youtube.com/watch? v=3XlNsGQK8oo (two forks...two toothpicks)
http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=aYjig9TqsEc (fork and spoon)
http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=j0Qu8cibT9I&feature=related (hammer balance)
Mixtures and Solutions
Mixtures and Solutions/Solids and Liquids Sieve Sorter InstructionsLuminol Demo
Elephant's Toothpaste
The "Blue" Bottle Experiment
Supersaturated Solution
Supercooling
Levers and Pulleys
Rube Goldberg-like gamePhysics of Sound
Acoustic water dance (youtube video)Solids and Liquids
Liquid Nitrogen Ice CreamOobleck - Is it a solid or a liquid?
Supercooling
Wood and Paper
Goldenrod PaperHeat-Sensitive Paper
General
Physics Demo Room Many useful demos are available from the UO Physics demo room. You need to ask Stan's permission well in advance for anything you remove from the demo room. Be sure to return any demo equipment on time. Do not return anything broken or in non-working condition without notifying Stan of the problem.Low Temperature Demos
Universal indicator (kids love color changes)
Dissolving Styrofoam in acetone
The Scientific Method
Electricty & Magnetism Family Science Night
Superabsorbent Polymer
pbjrobot.pdf This demo is courtesy of OMSI. It is a good one for demonstrating to students how to be specific when they are writing down procedures.
OMSI Explore Technology OMSI has a number of demos that may be useful for some of these kits.
Interactive Simulations This website, from UC Boulder, has a number of interactive simulations that can be used to supplement the kits. There are sims for K-12 grade levels.
http://phet.colorado.edu/ has several chemistry and physics online simulations that are free for anyone who wants to use them.
Some examples of sims that can be used to supplement the kits are Salts & Solubility, Circuit Construction, and Density,
and they have a link for sims that are geared towards the elementary level. Some of the sims are designed with inquiry-based
learning in mind. Additionally, you might be able to use some of the sims as demos for activities in the classroom, especially
if they are geared for higher (middle and high school) grade levels.